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单词 pretext
释义
pretext
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpriː.tekst/us
/ˈpriː.tekst/
apretendedreasonfor doing something that is used tohidetherealreason:
借口，托词
Theborderdisputewas used as a pretextformilitaryintervention.边界纠纷被用作军事入侵的借口。
I called heron thepretextofneedingmoreinformation.我借口需要更多的信息给她打了电话。
He came round toseeher on someflimsy(=obviouslyfalse)pretext.他找了个明显站不住脚的借口来看她。
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the cause of something
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(Definition ofpretextfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pretext| American Dictionary

pretext
noun[C]
us
/ˈpri·tekst/
apretendedreasonfor doing something that is used tohidetherealreason:
He called her on the pretext ofneedinghelpwith hishomework.
(Definition ofpretextfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpretext

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The charge against the king was little more than a formality, and the business of proving his guilt or innocence was really just apretext.
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What we face here is not a standard of proof but apretext-and a flimsy one at that-for a conviction or for an acquittal.
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This context must provide thepretextfor understanding the work and extent of resistance.
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The offering of feigned opposition can give moderates a welcome scapegoat andpretextfor moderation.
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Reading between the lines one suspects the change of address charge of being a technicalpretextfor expelling him.
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They found various pretexts and seized all kinds of opportunities to achieve this goal.
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In fairness, we believe the pretexts given for the many rewrites were subconsciously rather than consciously manipulative.
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Employers also had the option of providing a housing allowance in lieu of accommodation, which some used as apretextto limit wages.
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Exoticism in most of these operas is conceived of as apretextfor interesting decors, contrasts, a game of typologies.
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The significance of these two products should not be exaggerated, however, since they often provided more of apretextfor the trade than its substance.
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All that was needed was the rightpretext.
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Conversely, a politically divided military may use the foreigners' presence as apretextfor political unrest.
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Elsewhere, one cannot help but wonder if the book's rhetoric about intuition sometimes does not serve as apretextto relax scientific and empirical standards.
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Articles, travelling expenses, voyages were so many pretexts to dazzle neophytes with rewards.
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In the latter case, under thepretextof bridewealth exchange, this is nothing less than a brutal sale.
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